The registration process for the AFGE John N. Sturdivant Scholarship (JNS) is open online for the 2015-2016 FEEA scholarship season. The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) is a non-profit organization devoted to helping civilian federal and postal employees through annual education based scholarships, emergency assistance and child care subsidies.
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As a federal employee and AFGE union activist, Matt Albucher is on the front lines of the battle being waged daily against working people in America.
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Gabrielle Martin has seen a lot of change in her time at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as the civil rights agency’s mission has expanded to cover a broader range of protected classes. Unfortunately, one thing that hasn’t changed is the lack of resources afforded the tiny Executive Branch agency.
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Brad Bradley joined the Environmental Protection Agency to help make the world a cleaner and safer place for you and me. He grew up watching Lake Erie nearly die due to industrial pollution and witnessing a massive fire on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland in the late 1960s, and he knew he had to get involved.
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When Christopher Lee Castle left the Marine Corps, he knew he still wanted to give back to veterans like himself. So he joined the Department of Veterans Affairs as a civil service employee in 2008.
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Paul Ferris wears his title as president of AFGE Local 2516 like a badge of honor. After all, the employees he represents work at an Army hospital caring for our men and women in uniform. The civilian employees at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, treat active duty service members stationed at Ft. Bliss who are between tours or preparing for their next assignment overseas.
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Memphis, Tennessee, saw hundreds of AFGE leaders and activists in early May as AFGE held three events in the city known for its World Championship Barbeque Cooking Contest and Rock and Roll. The Council of Prison Locals held its Southeastern Regional Training on May 5-9. The training was attended by 250 AFGE leaders and activists and offered classes on arbitration, equal employment opportunity, workers compensation, advanced stewards training, and Cyberfeds training.
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Christopher shares his story in the latest documentary produced by AFGE as part of our “I Am AFGE” campaign, which is designed to increase the public’s awareness and appreciation of the women and men who work for them every day.
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A day on the job for teacher Jill Carver means entering a medium-security federal prison in rural West Virginia, where she works one-on-one with more than a hundred inmates – trying to teach them life skills they can use when they are released.
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